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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
Assisted Suicide Threatens the Dignity and Safety of Black Communities |
Paul Sullins, retired professor of sociology, writes, "Three decades ago, after extensive review, a bipartisan New York task force unanimously rejected PAS, warning it would be “profoundly dangerous” for stigmatized populations and impossible to regulate equitably. Maryland’s racial disparities today are no better than New York’s were then. If PAS posed 'extraordinary risks' there, it poses equal if not greater risks here." |
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Doctors Should Oppose Assisted Suicide |
Marc Siegel, MD and professor of medicine, "Though palliative care and hospice care save money at the end of life, they are also still expensive, not to mention the moral implications of potentially giving up on someone. The solutions is not physician-assisted suicide. Though 60 percent of physicians believe physician assisted suicide should be legal, only 13 percent of those surveyed say they would participate. I am one of those who never would, as it goes against my entire medical philosophy."
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| Disabled Canadians Should Never Feel Compelled to Die |
Ramona Coelho, physician, medical ethicist, and professor of medicine at Columbia University, "People with ALS, like many disabled Canadians, have many health-care needs but face limited services, inadequate disability supports, and fears of burdening others. When their [assisted suicide] deaths outnumber natural deaths, it likely reflects a system unable or unwilling to provide what they need to live." |
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Life After Documentary Shows Inequality in Assisted Suicide |
Ahmed Erdogan, reviews Reid Davenport's documentary, and says "Life After argues that [assisted suicide] has become less a matter of choice and more a consequence of systemic failure. Persistent underfunding of care, lack of accessible housing and support services, bureaucratic hurdles, and social isolation severely limit the viable living options available to disabled individuals." |
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LATEST UPDATE: We are headed with lightning speed to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in our Delaware case after a shocking dismissal by the lower court judge. Read the coverage at the Washington Examiner here: |
We’ve joined a federal lawsuit in Delaware with a coalition of national and Delaware-based disability and patient advocacy organizations - The Freedom Center for Independent Living, the National Council on Independent Living, the Delaware chapter of ADAPT, United Spinal Association, Not Dead Yet, the Institute for Patients’ Rights, and Sean Curran, a disability advocate.
The plaintiffs argue the Delaware assisted suicide law violates core protections under the U.S. Constitution and federal civil rights laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. |
If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the U.S., call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. |
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The Patients' Rights Action Fund (PRAF) is a 501(c)(4) and a leading national, non-partisan single-issue organization that protects the rights of patients, people with disabilities, older adults, and other historically underrepresented groups from deadly harm and discrimination inherent in assisted suicide laws.
The Institute for Patients' Rights (IPR) is a 501(c)(3) founded to conduct research, educates the public, and work to expand and implement tools of empowerment for older adults, people with disabilities, marginalized persons, and their families to combat policies and medical practices that devalue some people’s lives, putting them at great risk of deadly harm, as with assisted suicide laws. |
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